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AI Retail 

Marcelo Cortes – Faire

February 28, 2019February 28, 2019 Jackie Gill

You’ve just built the perfect umbrella. It’s fashionable. It’s colourful. It won’t turn inside-out in the wind. It’ll last you

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A headshot of Rachel Thompson, founder of Marlena Books
Accessibility Health Recreation 

Rachel Thompson – Marlena Books

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Jackie Gill

Marilyn was an avid reader. Every day, she spent some quiet time with a book (often a romance novel), the

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AI Productivity Sales 

Donna Litt and Joseph Fung – Kiite

January 17, 2019January 19, 2019 Jackie Gill

The new president was coming to visit. Along with the other co-op students in the company, a young Joseph Fung

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Tiffany and Rodrigo Rezende, founders of Atoms Integrator
Community International 

Tiffany and Rodrigo Rezende – Atoms Integrator

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 Jackie Gill

It was a Sunday during the 2018 World Cup season. On Tiffany and Rodrigo Rezende’s backyard lawn, 72 members of

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Health 

Tim Lasswell – A-Line Orthopaedics

August 30, 2018February 27, 2019 Jackie Gill

The A-Line trail is a mecca for mountain bikers. Located in Whistler B.C., it’s the crown jewel of Whistler Resort’s

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Education Events 

Marium Kirmani – StarterHacks

August 2, 2018 Jackie Gill

Marium Kirmani knows what makes a hackathon great. No matter how hard she tries, she can’t stop herself from jotting

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Community Tourism Travel 

Angela Vieth – Your KW Host

July 12, 2018 Jackie Gill

One morning, Angela Vieth got a phone call from her husband while he was at work. When she answered, he

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Travel 

Rob Evans – Backpacker College

June 28, 2018 Jackie Gill

Here are three facts about Rob Evans. He loves business. He loves travel. And he failed his calculus class in

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Music 

Jason Greenberg – Soundscape.io

May 10, 2018February 5, 2019 Jackie Gill

It was kind of heavenly. Every day, Jason Greenberg drove into Malibu with the ocean on one side and the

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Cybersecurity Education Social media 

Cat Coode – Binary Tattoo

March 29, 2018 Jackie Gill

You just sent a picture of your dog to your significant other. Or you’re pretty sure you did. “Did you

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